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Scandal at jail another symptom of war on drugs
Let me start with this: If not for the absurd war on drugs — by far, the nation's longest war — we would not have had so many killings on the streets of Baltimore over the years. The United States leads the world in incarceration. Without the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Black Guerrilla Family
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Taliban says spring offensive begins now
KABUL, Afghanistan -- At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...Tags: Government, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Global Voices: Author reflects on thwarted Afghanistan invasions
“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” Nowhere has that admonishment by 18th century statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke been ignored with such disastrous consequences as in Afghanistan. The imperial British...
Tags: Government, Politics, Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, George W. Bush
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Six Afghan policemen poisoned, shot to death; seventh is missing
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Six village police officers were poisoned and then shot to death Thursday night at a remote outpost in northern Afghanistan, the deputy governor of Kunduz province reported Friday. A seventh member of the Afghan Local Police...
Tags: Government, Rebellions, Transportation Accidents, Politics, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Afghan police take first, faltering steps in fight against corruption
ReutersBy Katharine Houreld HERAT, Afghanistan April 26 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's security forces are routinely accused of murder, rape and corruption on a grand scale, but a new anti-corruption police unit's sole conviction last year was a junior policeman who...Tags: Police Investigations, Government, Politics, Hamid Karzai, Lawyers
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Kerry: Progress, no breakthrough in Afghan-Pakistani talks
BRUSSELS -- Afghan and Pakistani leaders met with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday to try to reverse a deterioration in relations that has threatened Afghanistan’s peacemaking efforts. Invited by Kerry, Afghan President Hamid...
Tags: Government, Islamabad (Pakistan), Pakistan, Hamid Karzai, Politics
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. POLICE: BOSTON SUSPECTS PLANNED MORE ATTACKS Commissioner Ed Davis says Tamerlan and Dzokhar Tsarnaev had an arsenal of homemade explosives with...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, New York City, Shootings, Deval Patrick, Paul Kevin Curtis
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11 people abducted in Afghanistan after chopper's forced landing
KABUL, Afghanistan--Eleven people, including eight Turkish nationals, were captured after their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan in an area largely controlled by the Taliban, local authorities said Monday. The...Tags: Government, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), Regional Authority, National Government
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Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistani leaders for talks
BRUSSELS -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry is to host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani leaders here this week in hopes of breathing new life into flagging Afghan peace efforts. The meeting set for Wednesday is to bring together Afghan President...
Tags: Pakistan, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, U.S. Department of State
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Boston Marathon bombs apparently rudimentary, officials say
BOSTON — The bombs that tore past the finish line of the Boston Marathon were probably made with simple kitchen pressure cookers packed with metal pellets and nails and hidden in black nylon bags, investigators said Tuesday. FBI lead...
Tags: Times Square, Krystle Campbell, Pakistan, Terrorism, Sports
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Pressure cooker bombs common in South Asia
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani militants rely on a wide array of explosive devices to terrorize the South Asian nation, from suicide bomb vests and car bombs to rocket-propelled grenades. But within that arsenal, pressure cooker bombs such as the...
Tags: Bombings, Pakistan, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Asif Ali Zardari
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Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
BOSTON (AP) — The bombs that ripped through the crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum...
Tags: Police Investigations, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Pakistan, Deval Patrick, Running
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